Based on the specific age on his headstone and his date of death, his date of birth would have been on 7 Jan 1802 to his parents; Sylvanus and Freelove (Horton) BLISS.
Lewis married Eunice (Preston) on 13 December 1828 and he and his wife settled down and lived their lives in Essex County, NH where Lewis provided for his family as a farmer.
On March 8 1854 Lewis was elected to Inspector, as a "Free Soil" candidate, with a 35 vote majority. This was just prior to the Civil War and the states were considering who & how they wanted to be represented on the issue of slavery, as they cast their ballots for their local candidates. In this specific area, all of the individuals elected were of the abolitionist or "Free Soil" parties.
Lewis married Eunice (Preston) on 13 December 1828 and he and his wife settled down and lived their lives in Essex County, NH where Lewis provided for his family as a farmer.
On March 8 1854 Lewis was elected to Inspector, as a "Free Soil" candidate, with a 35 vote majority. This was just prior to the Civil War and the states were considering who & how they wanted to be represented on the issue of slavery, as they cast their ballots for their local candidates. In this specific area, all of the individuals elected were of the abolitionist or "Free Soil" parties.
Based on the specific age on his headstone and his date of death, his date of birth would have been on 7 Jan 1802 to his parents; Sylvanus and Freelove (Horton) BLISS.
Lewis married Eunice (Preston) on 13 December 1828 and he and his wife settled down and lived their lives in Essex County, NH where Lewis provided for his family as a farmer.
On March 8 1854 Lewis was elected to Inspector, as a "Free Soil" candidate, with a 35 vote majority. This was just prior to the Civil War and the states were considering who & how they wanted to be represented on the issue of slavery, as they cast their ballots for their local candidates. In this specific area, all of the individuals elected were of the abolitionist or "Free Soil" parties.
Lewis married Eunice (Preston) on 13 December 1828 and he and his wife settled down and lived their lives in Essex County, NH where Lewis provided for his family as a farmer.
On March 8 1854 Lewis was elected to Inspector, as a "Free Soil" candidate, with a 35 vote majority. This was just prior to the Civil War and the states were considering who & how they wanted to be represented on the issue of slavery, as they cast their ballots for their local candidates. In this specific area, all of the individuals elected were of the abolitionist or "Free Soil" parties.
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Lewis Bliss
Died
Aug. 7, 1871
AE 80 yrs & 7 mos
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